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Ethiopia trains officers for international peacekeeping missions

The two-week course covered UN missions and rules, human rights, and practical training.

The International Training Institute of Ethiopia’s Peacekeeping Center, with financial support from the French government, held a two-week course for officers preparing for peacekeeping missions.

Source: Ministry of Defense of Ethiopia

Ethiopian officers receive certificates after peacekeeping mission training
Officers in Ethiopia complete a course for international peacekeeping missions. Illustrative photo. Photo: Staff Sgt. Lance Pounds / Wikimedia Commons, Public domain

The International Training Institute of the Ethiopian Ministry of Defense’s Peacekeeping Center, together with the French government, held a two-week course for officers set to serve in international peacekeeping missions.

The programme covered United Nations missions and rules, human rights, and other subjects. It included both classroom instruction and practical training.

Brigadier General Gezaheng Fikadu, head of the institute, presented certificates to the graduates. He said officers were expected to use what they had learned to carry out their future assignments more effectively.

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Fikadu said the institute’s and French government’s preparations, along with the strong participation of instructors and trainees, helped make the course successful. He thanked the French government for its support.

Lieutenant Colonel Yosef Richard, deputy defence attaché at the French Embassy in Ethiopia, said the course was participatory and helped improve understanding. He said they were ready to continue working together and that the French government would continue strengthening its necessary support.

Translated from Amharic using artificial intelligence. Source: Ministry of Defense of Ethiopia

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